Nov 29 Tainted Rice Part of China's Pollution Problem Reports show that up to 10 percent of rice grown in China contains cadmium. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch What Does U.S. Military Deployment Mean for Asia-Pacific? President Obama announced Wednesday that more than 2,000 U.S. troops will head to Australia, but he stopped short of saying the move was meant as a message to China. Ray Suarez explores what the move means for regional politics with… Continue watching
Nov 16 Is America a Loan Shark or a Borrowing Walrus? Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Wednesday's query is answered first by Paul, and further down by Yoram Bauman, our frequent economist contributor… Continue reading
Nov 09 For the Love of Chinese Bread By Paul Solman // Economic analysis of a local, family-run bread bakery is the topic of the latest dispatch from Yoram Bauman, our temporary economist-in-residence in China. Using his improving (but still a bit limited) language skills and a visit to the… Continue reading
Nov 09 For the Love of Chinese Bread EmbedVideo(1942, 482, 304); An economic analysis of a local, family-run bread bakery is the topic of the latest dispatch from Yoram Bauman, our temporary economist-in-residence in China. Using his improving (but still a bit limited) language… Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch For the Love of Chinese Bread Economic analysis of a bakery is the topic of this dispatch from Yoram Bauman in China. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch World's Population Teeters on the Edge of 7 Billion: Now What? World's Population Teeters on the Edge of 7 Billion -- Now What?… Continue watching
Oct 14 Chinese Housing Bubble: A Troubling Update from Beijing By Paul Solman // In this latest dispatch from China, stand-up economist Yoram Bauman explores the possibility of a Beijing housing bubble. We first reported on this threat in our "China on the Rise" series back in 2005, when MIT economist and… Continue reading
Oct 14 Chinese Housing Bubble: A Troubling Update from Beijing EmbedVideo(1753, 482, 304); In this latest dispatch from China, stand-up economist Yoram Bauman explores the possibility of a Beijing housing bubble. We first reported on this threat in our "China on the Rise" series back in 2005,… Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch Chinese Housing Bubble: A Troubling Update from Beijing Stand-up economist Yoram Bauman explores the possibility of a Beijing housing bubble. Continue watching